ORNL is fabricating samples of solid yttrium hydride, a rare earth metal and hydrogen mixture that will be used as a moderator in compact, high-temperature nuclear reactors. The new moderator is piquing the interest of numerous
91°µÍø researchers have discovered a better way to separate actinium-227, a rare isotope essential for an FDA-approved cancer treatment.
91°µÍø researchers working on neutron imaging capabilities for nuclear materials have developed a process for seeing the inside of uranium particles – without cutting them open.